<aw->
so the goal of GPL is to prevent people from making closed programs
<aw->
picolisp is 100% open source, under MIT as well
<Regenaxer>
yes, all about freedom
<aw->
what the hell is wrong with dynamic linking to GPL in that case? you're still distributing pil under open source
<Regenaxer>
T
<aw->
this is my argument since the beginning
<aw->
because MIT is not commercial and it's not closed and it's not incompatible to the GPLv3
<aw->
so if your MIT-licensed code links to GPLv3 code, who cares? it doesn't need to "become GPLv3" as well
<aw->
that argument makes no sense when you look at the ideals and goals of GPL
<Regenaxer>
I gave up trying to understand it
<Regenaxer>
if even the experts find no consense
<aw->
yes
<aw->
just please don't make pil21 GPL
<aw->
that would be the worst decision
<Regenaxer>
no worry!
<aw->
and you don't distribute binaries or even the source of libreadline, so this entire discussion is pointless. If picolisp was a commercial closed source software then the discussion is important.. but it's not, so who cares?
<aw->
this needs to stop
<Regenaxer>
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<aw->
i guess some people _really_ don't want you to use libreadline
<aw->
because it creates licensing mess
<aw->
even though it's not really an issue, some think it *could* be an issue and prefer to avoid it
<aw->
it's the chilling effect of the GPL
<aw->
where is beneroth when we need him
<Regenaxer>
yeah, but I decided not to care. It is enough! :)
<aw->
good
<Regenaxer>
:)
<Regenaxer>
Those "some people" may just re-declare picolisp as GPL for their own purpose, right?
<aw->
Regenaxer: that post mirrors my initial email
<aw->
"will not be broadened to include software created by linking to library programs that were designed and intended to be used as library programs."
<Regenaxer>
yep
<aw->
libreadline is meant to be used as a library! why the hell would an MIT-licensed software be required to "become GPL" just because it's using libreadline as a library?
<aw->
it makes no sense!
<aw->
legal semantics aside, it's plain stupid
<Regenaxer>
That's our world
<aw->
yes it's frustrating
<aw->
stupid discussion
<Regenaxer>
Let's forget the issue
<aw->
yes
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<beneroth>
hey
<beneroth>
sorry guys
<beneroth>
Regenaxer, aw- static linked vs. dynamically linked? I think that is a border in the current understanding.
<Regenaxer>
Hi beneroth!
<beneroth>
I haven't looked into libreadline, but from what I read here I suspect it practically makes the picolisp VM into GPL
<beneroth>
Hi Regenaxer !
<Regenaxer>
We discussed this a lot now
<Regenaxer>
Did you read the ML thread?
<beneroth>
so people who redistribute picolisp commercially may want to remove libreadline from it